The 88th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 30, 2004. It was part of the 2004 IndyCar Series season and the ninth Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League. Buddy Rice won the pole position, the pit stop contest, led the most laps, and won the race for team owners Bobby Rahal and David Letterman.
After a morning rain delay, the race began about two hours behind schedule. After 27 laps, rain began to fall again and threatened to wash out the rest of the day. After another delay of nearly two hours, the track was dried and the race resumed. At the 150-lap mark, race had been very competitive up to that point, but was destined to come down to the final round of pit stops to decide the winner. Moreover, with dark skies looming, and weather moving back into the area, the race appeared to be turning into a crap-shoot. Some leaders headed for the pits for their final pits stops. At the same time, a handful of teams gambled by staying out, in hopes that they could stretch their fuel and be leading the race when the approaching rain arrived.
Despite desperate attempts to prevail over the approaching storm, all of the leaders ultimately were forced to cycle through their final round of pit stops. Buddy Rice, who had led the most laps thus far, emerged as the leader. The race was ended after 450 miles (180 laps), 50 miles/20 laps short of the scheduled distance, when a severe thunderstorm, which eventually strengthened into an F2 tornado, formed in the area of the speedway. Buddy Rice was declared the winner, his first victory in championship-level competition. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indianapolis_500
Starting Lineup:
| Row | Inside | Middle | Outside |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buddy Rice |
 Dan Wheldon |
Dario Franchitti |
| 2 |  Bruno Junqueira |
Tony Kanaan |
 Adrian Fernandez |
| 3 | Vitor Meira |
Helio Castroneves (W) |
 Kosuke Matsuura (R) |
| 4 |  Tomas Scheckter |
Sam Hornish, Jr. |
Roger Yasukawa |
| 5 |  Scott Dixon |
Mark Taylor (R) |
Darren Manning (R) |
| 6 | Ed Carpenter (R) |
Al Unser, Jr. (W) |
Robby Gordon |
| 7 | Sarah Fisher |
Scott Sharp |
A.J. Foyt IV |
| 8 | Larry Foyt (R) |
Alex Barron |
Bryan Herta |
| 9 | Felipe Giaffone |
Tora Takagi |
Greg Ray |
| 10 | Buddy Lazier (W) |
Jeff Simmons (R) |
Richie Hearn |
| 11 | P.J. Jones (R) |
 Marty Roth (R) |
Robby McGehee |
Other Drivers on Entry List:
| Jaques Lazier |
| Luis Díaz |
Lap-By-Lap Summery:
Green Flag: Buddy Rice Leads Lap 1
Lap 11: Caution #1 Car #14 A.J. Foyt IV Crashed in Turn 4
Lap 13: Alex Barron Took the lead
Lap 15: Green Flag
Lap 16: Bryan Herta Took the lead
Lap 17: Dan Wheldon Took the lead
Lap 22: Caution #2 Rain on the Track
Lap 27: Red Flag: for Rain
Lap 29: Green Flag
Lap 34: Buddy Rice Took the lead
Lap 50: Sam Horhish Took the lead
Lap 56: Caution #3 Car #41 Larry Foyt Crashed in Turn 2
Lap 59: Buddy Rice Took the lead
Lap 61: Green Flag
Lap 63: Caution #4 Car #2 Mark Taylor, and Car #52 Ed Carpenter Crashed in Turn 3
Lap 69: Green Flag
Lap 95: Caution #5 Car #98 P.J. Jones Crashed in Turn 2
Lap 98: Dan Wheldon Took the lead
Lap 102: Green Flag
Lap 104: Tony Kanaan Took the lead
Lap 106: Caution #6 Car #6 Sam Hornish, Car #10 Darren Manning, and Car #13 Greg Ray Crashed in Turn 4, the cars ended up in Pit-Road
Lap 115: Green Flag
Lap 117: Dan Wheldon Took the lead
Lap 120: Tony Kanaan Took the lead
Lap 132: Caution #7 Car #25 Marty Roth Crashed in Turn 4
Lap 134: Dario Franchitti Took the lead
Lap 135: Bruno Junquiera Took the lead
Lap 136: Green Flag
Lap 151: Tony Kanaan Took the lead
Lap 152: Buddy Rice Took the lead
Lap 167: Bryan Herta Took the lead
Lap 169: Adrian Fernandez Took the lead
Lap 172: Buddy Rice Took the lead
Lap 174: Caution #8 Rain on the Track
Lap 180: Checkered Flag: Buddy Rice Win his only Indy 500 stopped 20 laps short because of Rain.
Race Results:
| Finish | Driver | Laps | Status | Prize Money |
| 1 | Buddy Rice | 180 | 138.518 | $1,761,740 |
| 2 | Tony Kanaan | 180 | 138.516 | $659,240 |
| 3 | Dan Wheldon | 180 | 138.491 | $533,040 |
| 4 | Bryan Herta | 180 | 138.489 | $366,440 |
| 5 | Bruno Junqueira | 180 | 138.474 | $296,240 |
| 6 | Vitor Meira | 180 | 138.463 | $301,240 |
| 7 | Adrian Fernandez | 180 | 138.459 | $294,740 |
| 8 | Scott Dixon | 180 | 138.431 | $283,740 |
| 9 | Helio Castroneves | 180 | 138.414 | $311,990 |
| 10 | Roger Yasukawa | 180 | 138.401 | $261,740 |
| 11 | Kosuke Matsuura | 180 | 138.386 | $294,740 |
| 12 | Alex Barron | 180 | 138.325 | $269,240 |
| 13 | Scott Sharp | 180 | 138.309 | $253,990 |
| 14 | Dario Franchitti | 180 | 138.297 | $255,740 |
| 15 | Felipe Giaffone | 179 | Running | $249,490 |
| 16 | Jeff Simmons | 179 | Running | $224,990 |
| 17 | Al Unser Jr. | 179 | Running | $220,740 |
| 18 | Tomas Scheckter | 179 | Running | $234,240 |
| 19 | Tora Takagi | 179 | Running | $230,740 |
| 20 | Richie Hearn | 178 | Running | $207,740 |
| 21 | Sarah Fisher | 177 | Running | $208,740 |
| 22 | Robby McGehee | 177 | Running | $202,740 |
| 23 | Buddy Lazier | 164 | Fuel system | $212,240 |
| 24 | Marty Roth | 128 | Accident | $203,990 |
| 25 | Darren Manning | 104 | Accident | $227,490 |
| 26 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 104 | Accident | $223,240 |
| 27 | Greg Ray | 98 | Accident | $239,735 |
| 28 | PJ Jones | 92 | Accident | $195,490 |
| 29 | Robby Gordon | 88 | Mechanical | $192,420 |
| 30 | Mark Taylor | 62 | Accident | $211,990 |
| 31 | Ed Carpenter | 62 | Accident | $212,485 |
| 32 | Larry Foyt | 54 | Accident | $192,485 |
| 33 | A.J. Foyt IV | 26 | Handling | $215,735 |
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